Drafting exclusive patent license agreements manually requires hours of careful attention to complex financial terms, territorial restrictions, and enforcement provisions. IP attorneys must balance protecting the licensor's rights while ensuring the licensee has sufficient scope to commercialize, all while customizing standard clauses for royalty calculations, diligence requirements, and prosecution responsibilities.
Drafting exclusive patent license agreements manually requires hours of careful attention to complex financial terms, territorial restrictions, and enforcement provisions. IP attorneys must balance protecting the licensor's rights while ensuring the licensee has sufficient scope to commercialize, all while customizing standard clauses for royalty calculations, diligence requirements, and prosecution responsibilities.
CaseMark automates the entire drafting process for exclusive patent license agreements, generating comprehensive documents with properly structured grant clauses, royalty terms, and enforcement provisions in minutes. Simply input your patent details, financial terms, and territorial scope, and receive a complete, attorney-ready agreement with all essential provisions tailored to your transaction.
This workflow is applicable across multiple practice areas and use cases
M&A transactions involving technology companies often require carve-out patent licenses or retained rights agreements when sellers keep certain IP assets or buyers grant back licenses to divested business units.
Patent licensing agreements are frequently needed in M&A deals to address IP allocation, technology transfer, and retained rights, making this workflow highly relevant for M&A practitioners handling tech-focused transactions.
VC and PE firms frequently negotiate exclusive patent licenses as part of technology investments, portfolio company IP strategies, and exit transactions involving patent portfolios.
Patent licensing is a critical component of technology investment deals, and VC/PE attorneys need to draft exclusive licenses when structuring IP-heavy transactions or managing portfolio company technology assets.
IP litigators draft exclusive patent licenses as settlement agreements to resolve patent infringement disputes and structure ongoing business relationships between formerly adverse parties.
Many patent litigation matters settle through licensing arrangements, and litigators need to quickly draft comprehensive exclusive licenses that resolve disputes while establishing clear ongoing rights and obligations.
Patent licenses serve as collateral or revenue-generating assets in financing transactions, requiring corporate finance attorneys to draft exclusive licenses for IP monetization and secured lending arrangements.
Companies increasingly use patent portfolios as financial assets for raising capital, and exclusive licenses create revenue streams that support debt financing and IP-backed securities.
CaseMark guides you through defining upfront fees, running royalty percentages, minimum annual payments, and reporting schedules with structured prompts. The system automatically formats these financial terms into clear, enforceable contract language that aligns with industry standards for patent licensing.
Yes, CaseMark allows you to define the licensed patents in Exhibit A format and customize the scope, territory, and financial terms accordingly. You can specify which patent claims cover which products and adjust the agreement structure to accommodate multiple patents or patent families.
An exclusive patent license grants rights to only one licensee, preventing the licensor from granting the same rights to others or practicing the patent themselves (unless retained rights are specified). CaseMark's exclusive license template includes provisions for retained rights, ensuring licensors can preserve research or non-commercial use rights while granting commercial exclusivity.
CaseMark includes customizable provisions for allocating responsibility and costs for patent prosecution, maintenance fees, and continuation applications. You can specify whether the licensor or licensee controls prosecution, how costs are shared, and what happens if one party chooses not to maintain certain patents.
Yes, CaseMark automatically includes comprehensive infringement provisions specifying which party has the first right to enforce the patents, how litigation costs and recoveries are shared, and notification requirements. These clauses protect both parties' interests while ensuring effective enforcement against third-party infringers.
CaseMark generates a complete exclusive patent license agreement in approximately 12 minutes, compared to 5+ hours for manual drafting. You simply input your patent details, financial terms, and key provisions through guided prompts, and receive a comprehensive, attorney-ready document.
Absolutely. CaseMark allows you to define specific diligence obligations, including commercialization timelines, development milestones, and minimum sales requirements. You can tailor these provisions to ensure the licensee actively develops and markets the licensed technology while protecting the licensor's interests.